Hopefully Definition

hōpfə-lē
adverb
In a hopeful manner.
Webster's New World
It is to be hoped (that)
To leave early, hopefully by six.
Webster's New World

It is hoped that; I hope; we hope. [from 18th c.]

Hopefully, my father will arrive in time for the show.
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Origin of Hopefully

  • From hopeful +‎ -ly.

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Hopefully Sentence Examples

  • Hopefully they would come visit sometime.

  • Jake asked hopefully, reappearing in the bathroom doorway.

  • Hopefully things would settle down for them now, but it was comforting knowing that their love was strong enough to survive the worst.

  • It was my first, and hopefully only, trip in the caged back of a siren-screaming squad car.

  • Hopefully he'll come around.

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Words Starting With

HHOHOP

Words Ending With

YLYLLY

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Words Starting With H and Ending With Y

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With H9 Letter Words Ending With Y